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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
WEEKLY FREE PRES
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,


The women of Grovetown, Ga. are try
ing to raise money enough to build Il
church in memory of Paul Hayne.
Senator German of Maryland laments
the fact that this democratic majority in
the House of Representatives is sadly in
lack of recognized leader.
Congressman Collins is promising to
wheel the Bay State into the Cleveland
column next year. But no intelligent per
son believes him.
Another decision is announced by At
torney General Garland but it is not the
one the public was eXpectantly waiting
for-that he would resign.
The Trollope family of England have
written 215 books, as follows Mrs. Troll
lope, ST., 115; Anthony Trollope, 100
Adolphus Trollope, 50; Mrs. Theodore
Trollope, 10.
Perhaps there is no suppression of votes
in Georgia, but when 1852 persons vote
out of possible 800 900 it is clear that the
suffrage is not in healthy condition.
A cablegram announces that Mr.. Blaine
was an interested spectator while the bal
loting for president of France was in pro
gress. The victory of dark horse was not
an unusual spectacle to him.
Gen. Phil Sheridan tells newspaper re-
porter that he does not think the prospect
of his being nominated for president next
year Is great enough to be worth talking
about.
ID. r, Locke of the Toledo Bldde, who
has made himself famous under the nom
de plume of petroleum V. Nasty" suf-
fers terribly from dyspepsia. He is about
60 years of age, and is said to be worth
$500 600.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
ONE DOLLAR
will now buy the Weekly Free Press
one year. Tell your friends.
The Presidents Message.

Mr.. Cleveland has done wisely in com
plying with the advice which some of
the papers gave him awhile ago to omit
the customary rehash of the department
reports, and 90 straight at the matters
concerning which he had any recommen-
dations to make.
It was hardly necessary for him to
argue so deliberately the need of re-
ductlon of the revenue and of the surplus.
Republican, and democrats, with few
individual exceptions, are agreed that the
surplus should be reduced and that it Is
not wise to continue to raise so much
more money than is needed for the sup.
port of the government. Almost all, also,
are agreed that there must he readjuSt
ment of the tariff and reduction of some
Of the duties. The practical question is
whether the reductions shall be made
from the point of view aud according to
the methods of the free trader, or from the
point of view and according to methods
which commend themselves to the friends
OF protection of American industry.
Mr.. Clevtland's attitude on the sub
ject, i. in the main that Of the free trade
democracy. He would admit free nearly
all the raw materials used in mdnufac-
lures. His argument on the subject Of
free wool will not commend itself to the
farmers. He embodes in it the oft.ex-
ploded assertion that the duty is in all
cases added to the cost of the manufac.
tured article and paid by the consumer
On the contrary, Ms has been so often
shown, the effect of free trade is often to
raise the prices of the manufactured ar
ticle. Ia the long run, this is the way it
works. When the duty is taken off the
foreign manufacturer employing cheap
labor is able to undersell the American
manufacturer. The latter oes out OIL the
business Having thus got control of the
American market the foreign manutact-
urer puts up the prices of his goods and
the consumer must pay more for them
than he did before the duty was taken
off. Yet the American manufacturer dare
not start his mill again for he would be
again broken down by the process which
proved eflectual before. On the other
hand prote ctou, by stimulating home in
dustry, secures healthy home compe-
| tition, and coupled with the inventive
genius of our people in the introduction
of improved machinery, often results in a
heavy reduction of prices to consumers.
II there are American manufactures so
firmly established that they are beyond
fear of disaster from foreign competition
aud the pauper labor of the old world, let
the duties which have fostered them be
reduced but let the reduction be shaped
by the true friends of American industry.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
FIRE BUGS IN RUTLAND
Eighteen Incendiary Fires During tn,
Past Two Years.

Rutland people are excited over the evil
dences of incendiaries in their midst, two
fires of mysterious origin having broken
out Saturday in the Bardwell house stable
and Carpenter Bros stable. Little dam
age resulted from the latter which was
almost immediately eXtIngushed, but at
the Bardwell stable one horse was lost
ana the building was considerably dam
aged. Mr.. j. w. Cramton, who owns the
Bardwell house barn, estimates that his
loss and that of Cramton & Paige, who
own the stable, will not exceed $1,000.
This is total of is fires of incendiary
origin, an average of nearly one month
for the last two years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

France is a republic; but the recent
election of president calls attention to
The wide difference between republican
governments, on the opposite sides of the
Atlantic. The national Legislature of
France, consisting of Senate and Cham
Der of Deputies, has the power to change
the constitution, to abolish the republic.
10 establish monarchy, to I'll the presi-
dental office or TO abolish it altogether.
There are no limits to its powers and no
bounds to its possible action. The men
who meet in its session may be said to
mold in their hands the fate of the nation.
1t would not be easy to persuade the
American people to entrust such power
to body of some GOO men.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
TIE GOOD TEMPIARs-



Throughout the State.
Mr.. G. d. Edgerton of Mortified, Grand
Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Vermont
|. o. G. r., states that the order in this
State received an impetus from the session
of the Grand Lodge at West Randolph
in October which Is already being felt.
Successful and interesting district unions
have been held in Lamoile county and at
Sharon and st. Johnsbury, the latter two
being addressed by the Grand Chief Temp
lar, q. II. Srnalley of Lyndonville, and by
frank Plumley, Esq, Of Northfield
sharon lodge as revived November %
with II members and prospects of large
increase in short time. The official re
turns which have been received for the
quarter ending November /. show that
gains nave been made by the lodges at
y Johnson, Stafford, Newport Centre. Jaw.
Bennington, Irasburgh, Warren. Lowell.
Lincoln and North Pownal. Bennington
made net gain of II, its total member
ship being l02. Mortified lodge has
initiated IL since Grand Lodge. Noveun
Der % public meeting was held at Cabot
which was addressed by the District De
putty, Rev A. II. Webb of Mortified.
The executive committee hope to put a
state organizer into the field IN "A short
slime.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.

The annual meeting OF the trustees of
the home for aged women will be at the
Probate Court rooms Wednesday, Deem
Der Il.
For the six months ending the 3lst the
Burlington Savings bank will pay its de
positors interest at the rate of a. per cent
per annum.
This weeks number of the ClippCr will
be the last issued by the syndicate, the
new proprietors assuming full control
next week.
AS a result of the cut in the rates on
dressed beef from Chicago East, made by
the Grand Trunk road, the Central is
carrying immense quantities.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
WEEKLY FREE PRE- SS
one dollar a year.

The final hearing in the case of the
Walker & Hatch Lumber and Manufac-
turing company was held in the insol-
vency court last week and the estate was
closed up with the exception of claim
for about 500 which was suspended
until Monday The assignee, Mr.. Humph-
rey, expected that he would be able to pay
the creditors about 40 cents on dollar
but the new claim presented will make Il
considerable reduction from these figures
Health Officer Linsley received word
Saturday that case of diphtheria had APP
peared at No. 2l0 South Battery street
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
A just Rebuke.

A peculiar kind of snobbery that has
for sometime prevailed IN some circles of
fashionable American society, particu-
larry in and near the larger cities, has met
with very notifying rebuke. A young
man who had been for months palming
himself off on the good people of Newark,
n. j., as Lord Courtenay was, the other
day, discovered to be an imposter ana
dead beat who had worked his game in
Baltimore and New York until he was
detected and driven away from those cit
les Arriving in Newark, with some good
clothes and some forged letters of intro
duction he was at once taken into the
circle of the upper ten" there
dined and wined and made a social lion
generally. In return for these favors he
broke many fair hearts; borrowed money
right and left from his gulible admirers
and, when exposed, very quietly disap-
peared; He was not received and petted
because he was especially bright or well
educated or intellectual, or model young
many in any way. These fashionable
people in three cities made much of him
because he was believed to be connected
with the British aristocracy. They have
found out their mistake in very hui
initiating way and, his creditors, at
least, have bought their experience at
serious cost The episode ought to serve
rs lesson to American Anglo maniacs;
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

A Concord despatch to the Boston ia
rerttSer says that the Northern New
Hampshire Nrailroad is practically leased
TO the Boston and Maine, and the latter
will within few months make a traffic
arrangement with the Concord. The
Central Vermont Is committed TO some
sort OF an arrangement with the Boston
and Maine, and it is predicted that within
six months the latter will control the two
lines to Montreal via the Passumpsic
and the Central Vermont. THE sale of
the Rutland to the Delaware and Hud-
son." says the despatch, was with the
knowledge and consent of the Boston and
Maine, which has no use for it." This
last remark is the sourest kind Of sour
grapes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
Marble Polishers on "A Strike.

There has been strike in the polishing
department of the Continental mill of
the Vermont Marble company at Centre
Rutland, 10 men quitting work The
cause was the issuing of an order forbid
ding the use of iron scrapers ON marble,
and to this order the men doing piece
work took exception, claiming that they
could not make fair pay without the use
OF the scrapers. The company say that
the use of the iron is apt to injure the
stone and they prefer the regular method
OF grit, pomaCe stone, etc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

an amount as to be scarcely noticeable.
The bulky products of western farms and
factories, seeking an outlet to foreign
markets, still find the water route, by long
odds the cheaper. Some day, how soon
cannot be predicted, the great waterway
from the West, will be by the ST. Law
renee and a ship canal from that river TO
Lake Champlain
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
Weather, Emigration and Prices in Kan

We copy the following from private
letter from one of our subscribers in Kan
sas Our Iudian summer closed very
abruptly last Friday with binding
snow storm, mercury fell so in z
hours. Kansas has had several heavy
rains this fall, filling up the water courses
so that farmers will not have to drive
their stock to the lakes and rivers as they
did last winter The emigration to Cali
fornia from tins state has been very
heavy the past year Seven parties in this
vicinity having sold all their effects and
about to start for the golden State have
received letters from their friends telling
them not To come as rents are so high, the
merest sh lutles renting for $50 per
month, and provisions are proportiOnately
nigh. several persons are returning from
there. The following are the current
prices Of farm produce IN the Lawrence
market Hay, IS per ton corn, 50 cents
per bushel oats, p cents per bushel
wood, 81 per cord; coal = p per ton
beef, two cents per pound live weight /,
hogs, 3$4 cents per pound live we nt.
A
These prices will look pretty small to
Our Vermont farmers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
The Cabinet Changes

have been so fully forestalled that the
announcement of them creates no surprise
and but languid interest. The worst thing
about them, no doubt, is the elevation of
Mr. Lamar to the bench of the Supreme
Court. This cannot be called fit APP
pointment, for IA judge of the Supreme
Court should be pre-eminently a lawyer.
Nh Lamar, according to the testimony
'of eminent lawyers, knows no law. He
has been described as "a lawyer who never
had case, a soldier who never fought a
battle, professor who never was gradu-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

The figures printed by the Albany Er-
press show that the Erie canal still com
mands vast amount of business, not
withstanding the competition of the rail
road lines, running parallel with it, For
The season just now closing the statistics
of the commerce of Buffalo show: "Ship-
ments by canal, grain so, 600, 600 bushels by
rail, grain, "a ,000, 900 bushels lumber, by
by canal, 55,000,0O0 feet; by rail- so small
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
BURLINGTON. FRIDAY, DEC. .,

The election of NJ. Sadi-Carnot. AS
President of the French republic, in place
of NJ. Grevy took place on Saturday. He
was elected on the second ballot, receiving
Gle votes to POS for all others. A sketch
of the new president will be found in an
other column. The result of the election
seemed to be well received in Paris, and
there was no disorder.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

a horse ran into Lanes show window
at st. Adams yesterday, breaking the
plate glass, and seriously injuring three
girls, Misses Smith, Dugan and Bren, who
were looking at goods displayed in the
window. The horses neck was broken.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
The Weekly Free Press from
this date is reduced one half-it
is now only ONE DOLLAR a
year.

In the vote of the Hartford church to
sustain its anarchist pastor, twenty men
and twenty whine women voted to retain
Mr.. Kimball as pastor, while thirty men
and nine women voted to dismiss him. If
only the men had voted Mr.. Kimball
would have been dismissed by three
titths vote. AS voters the Hartford ladies
20 for men before principles
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
Diphtheria Closes kutiand's schools.

|. In accordance with vote Of the Rut-
land school board the public schools were
dis missed Monday morning and no furth-
er sessions will be held until January 3.
The prevalence of diphtheria was the
cause of this action but the physicians
there think is was unnecessary.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

Conventions Of all sorts are the proper
thing just now. One of the latest called
is the national pure food convention which
will meet in Washington in January. Its
principal object will be to induce Congress
to take measures to prevent the adulter-
alton of foods and medicines. The mis-
sion is praiseworthy one for the evil
which the society seeks to correct is wide
spread
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
Vermont's Mineral Deposits.

Recent developments have shown that
the manganese as well as the plumbago
mines at South Wallingford, can be work
ed to advantage, and that the ore can be
obtained In large quantities a superior
iron ore has also been found at East Dor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

Rvery one of the larger cities in the
country is trying to secure one or more
OF the national conventions next year, but
the members of the national committees
are as rule very reticent about express.
ing their preferences. New York is not
likely to get the democratic convention
because New York man will be nom
mated Should indications point to some
Western man as the nominee of the re-
publicans, as now seems possible what
place ii the East offers better advantages
than Saratoga
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

To let your neighbor, who does not take
the FREE Press, know of the great reduc
tion in price. You will do him favor.
We must double our subscription list
ana zee rclY upon Our friends to help us
do II
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

A majority of the 5000 bills introduced
at the last session of Congress were pri-
vate bills, and less than six per cent were
finally disposed Of. MANY of these
will be reintroduced, and reinforced by as
many more, during the coming session.
The time may very likely come when it
will be found advisable to devise some
method for relieving Congress from the
burden of considering purely private bills
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

The house and farm buildings OF Peter
Donnelly of Cambridge were hurns Z sun
day. Nearly all of the house hold fleets
were consumed, also large amount OF
hay and graiu 1t is supposed the house
caught fire from wood shes, VIII Gu had
been deposited near the building. In
sured Tor about $1,000 in the sun through
II 5. PeCk's agerCN. Loss unknown
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
improvements on Lake Champlain.

Among the appropriations recommend
ed by the secretary of the treasury are the
following for improvements on Lake
Champlain Burlington harbor, $50, 900
Gordon's Landing, $4,000; Otter creek,
5000
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

ZoTTMAH-In Los Angeles. Cal, Nov. 70,
Franklin A. son OF u. X. XOltldau.
WEATHERBY.--ln tins city, Dec }, lsS7, Mary,
wife OF Henry h. W eatherts, aged 30 years
and { months
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

Some papers are still discussing the
need of a universal uniform decimal cur
rency and decimal system of time measure
ment, This is illustrated in new clock
which has been put up at Wiesbaden.
This clock divides the day into ten hours,
the hour into ten decades the decade into
ten minutes, the minute into ten seconds,
and second into ten rays. Similar units
take the place of the usual degrees, min
utes and seconds in the division OF the
circle. AS long as the metric system of
weights and measures ard the twenty four
O'Clock idea do not meet with more popu-
lar approval it is useless to push further
innovations in this line.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
ONE DOLLAR will now
buy the Weekly Free Press
one year. Tell your friends.
BORN.
DIED.

GERNA1S. In this city, Dee. ., to Mr.. anG
Mrs. c. L. German, Il son.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
Fire in Cambridge

These prices will look pretty small t
our Vermont farmers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-04
LOCAL BREVITEES.

The schooner Laura G. Wolfe is on the
small ways at the shipyard.
The steamer Arlington was hauled up on
the ways at tho shipyaSd to day.
The chain gang has done some excellent
work in the way of street cleaning during
the past few days.
Grass in the cutters and dirty pavements
indicate sovenliness on the inside OF the
house where ii is found in all cities.
Alphonzo Arlington. who shot himself
with rifle on Sunday night week, ia rapid,
ly Improving, aud expects soon to De OUT
again.
A meeting of the Board of Health was
called for last night, but no quorum being
present, the Board adjourned until next
Tuesday night.
Potatoes are more abundant and lower
than for many years. In fact, the purchas-
ing price of dollar is greater than for a
long while but the dollar is rather hard to
make.
The remains of Mrs. Lanra III. Morrill,,
whose death was announced in yesterday 8
GAZETTE, we7c brought from Washington to
this city this morning and Inferred in the
Presbyterian burial grounds. The pail
bearers were Messrs Geo. Lamont, Lewis
Mckenzie, Douglass and George Mason
and Benz. T. and ". E. Fendall. Rev. DIR.
Leonard, OF Washington, officiated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-04

LAWN PARIY.-The Ladies' Mite Society
of Lincolnia, Fairfax county, will give q
lawn entertainment in the grove at the res
idence of Mr.. Adam Martin, next Tuesday
evening. Refreshments will be abundant,
with music and other amusements, and the
proceeds will aid in furnishing the Method
list parsonage now being erected Mt Falls
Church
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-04

THE PocAHoNTAs.-Th Maritime Re-
porter, of New York, speaking of the Arrow
Steamship Company, says:
"The company has now just completed the last
of its preliminary work, and has done it in less
than seven months. They are now ready to go
on with the iron work, and it is safe to say that
six weeks moro will see in place as many sections
of The Coming Ship, The PocshOntas.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-04
HIAEsRIER.

On "Wednesday, August Sd, 1857 at the home
o; lie brides parents near Leesburp, Mr.. N. S.
ruRSEI. tof the drug firm of Mott " Pursel, OF
Lccsburgl was united in marriage with HELEN
j., daughter of Isaac Vandovanter, esq, Rev. ].
R. Bridges officiating. The bridal party took the
train on the W., o. & W. L. T., for Spring Lake
on the New Jersoy coast.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-04
STEAMER PILOT BOY
For GLYMONT

FOB GLYMONT.
Two excursion trips daily (rain or .N-A
shine) where boating, bathing and sssgszzs.S
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boat and grounds
Week Days-steamer leaves Reeds wharf at
1870 and G:30 p. m. Returning, arrives home at
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% cents. ...........ROUND TRIP. cents
Family Days-Every Saturday at 1870 a. m.
Returning homo at 5 p. m.
10 cents BOUND TRIP 10 cents
Meals seryedon boat.
For charters, &C., apply to
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-04
HtE ED.

AT the Naval Hospital, Boston, ut 6 Il. NJ. Satur-
day, July 30th, 1887. after short illness OF
consumption, DIR. JOSEPH SHAFER, Assistant
Surgeon U. S. Navy, and son of F. W. Shafer OF
Leesburg in the 26th year of his age About two
years ago he was commissioned by President
Cleveland an Assistant Surgeon in the u. 8. Navy
with the rank oflieutenant.